Earth’s Nearest Exoplanet Might Not Be Habitable

Exoplanet discoveries are constantly interesting– to discover a location outside our planetary system that might possibly support life or future human colonization is sci-fi coming true. Most of these worlds are hundreds or perhaps countless lightyears away, making it difficult to reach them with our existing levels of innovation, however it’s enjoyable to dream. […]

Origins of Earth’s weird ‘pulsating auroras’ nailed down

Japan’s Arase spacecraft (previously called ERG) observed chorus waves and spread electrons in Earth’s magnetosphere, the origin of pulsation auroras. The spread electrons sped up into the environment, leading to auroral lighting. ( ERG Science Team) The origins of extreme flickering screens of light high up in Earth’s environment are now exposed after a decades-long […]